The number of Americans using the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- more commonly referred to as food stamps -- shot to an all-time high of 45.8 million in May, the USDA reported. That's up 12% from a year ago, and 34% higher than two years ago.

The program provides monthly benefits to low-income individuals and families, which they can use at stores that accept SNAP benefits.

To qualify for food stamps, an individual's income can't exceed $1,174 a month or $14,088 a year -- an amount that is 130% of the national poverty level.

The average food stamp benefit was $133.80 per person and $283.65 per household in May.

Again, I'd like to state that in my opinion, Obama is an incompetent failure. But some think that Obama planned to get more Americans dependent on the government. All Marxists know that you have to collapse the capitalist system to get to Marxism. Obama is much closer to a Marxist than a free-market capitalist.